Goyal announces pension scheme for unorganised sector workers

New Delhi (IANS) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced the "Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan", a scheme to provide assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 per month for workers in the unorganised sector.

While presenting…

Tech firms hail focus on AI, rural manufacturing

New Delhi (IANS) Hailing the Interim Budget, tech companies on Friday said the focus on leveraging digital technologies will boost rural manufacturing and create jobs.

"The focus on leveraging emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence…

Denmark's Danfoss to invest Rs 70-Rs 100 crore in TN plant

Chennai (IANS) Danish company Danfoss A/S has decided to expand its Indian plant near here with an investment of Rs 70-Rs 100 crore to manufacture low voltage drives, a top company official said.

He said that Danfoss, which has a turnover of…

Facebook paid teenagers $20 to access their data: Report

San Francisco (IANS) Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a "Facebook Research" Virtual Private Network (VPN) that lets the company access user's data.

According to a TechCrunch report, the social…

Debt-ridden Punjab seeks special package

Chandigarh (IANS): With Punjab's debt estimated at over Rs 2.10 lakh crore, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged the 15th Finance Commission to sanction a 'Special Debt Relief Package' to support his government's efforts…

Chanda Kochhar indicted by Justice Srikrishna Committee in Videocon loan case

Mumbai (IANS): Beleaguered former ICICI Bank Chief Executive Chanda Kochhar was in for fresh trouble with the Justice Srikrishna Committee indicting her for violation of bank's code of conduct and conflict of interest duties in the controversial…

Sensex down 150 points as US-China tension looms large

Mumbai (IANS): Sensex and Nifty traded lower following the Asian stocks during Tuesday's afternoon session after the US brought criminal charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei that could escalate the US-China trade tensions.

In an…

Snapdeal bats for new FDI policy in e-commerce from Feb 1

Bengaluru (IANS) Leading e-tailer Snapdeal on Tuesday supported the implementation of revised Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy on e-commerce from February 1.

"Snapdeal supports the immediate implementation of the…

RBI Governor takes stock of banking sector

New Delhi (IANS): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said he took stock of the banking situation and shared his expectations from the banks at a meeting called by Department of Financial Services (DFS).

Das…

ED attaches properties of Alchemist Group

New Delhi (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it has attached properties worth Rs 239 crore of the Alchemist Group, a firm related to Trinamool Congress MP Kanwar Deep Singh, in connection with a probe into a money laundering to…